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Unoccupied vs Inactive - What's the difference?

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Unoccupied is a related term of inactive.


As adjectives the difference between unoccupied and inactive

is that unoccupied is (of a house etc) not inhabited, especially by a tenant while inactive is inactivated.

As a verb inactive is

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unoccupied

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a house etc) Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • Not being used; vacant or free
  • Not employed on a task; idle
  • (of territory) Not occupied by foreign troops etc

    • inactive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not active, temporarily or permanently
    • The volcano is inactive , but is only dormant.
  • Not functioning or operating; broken down
    • The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
  • Retired from duty or service
    • Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
  • (chemistry) Relatively inert
    • Aluminium is inactive towards water.
  • (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
    • Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.

    Derived terms

    * inactively * inactivity

    Synonyms

    * (not active) dull, dormant * (not functioning or operating) idle

    Antonyms

    * (not active) active